Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21


suspicion of soil or dirt remained anywhere,
the delicate double triggers were examined |
and set so that they would yield at the stroke
n of hair; a tuft of lightly oiled tow was placed |
over the nipple and another closed the mu2- |
zlc.
"Thar," said Aunt Debby, setting the gun
back against the logs, lis a rife that'll alters
do hits duty, eff the man a-hot of hit does
his. Let's see how the ammunition is"
The powder horn was found to be well
filed with powder and the box with caps,
but there were only a few bullets
an run ye some" she said, taking from
shelf small iron ladle, few bars of lead,
and pair of bullet molds. "Fur moren u
hundred years the women NV our family hev
run all the bullets our men folks shot They
b'lievcd hit made 'em lucky Grandfather
Fortner killed an Injm chief acrost the Nh,u
NEE river at the battle of Fallen Timbers
with II bullet that granmother he'd run fur
him an markt with little cross. AfOre the
battle begun granfather tuck the bullet
outen his pouch an put hit inter his mouth,
until he could get chance ter use hit on big
game. He brot the chiefs scalp hum ter
granmother."
81 believe the bullets you cast for me will
do good service" said Harry, with sincerity
in his tones.
"I'm sartin of hit" she returned, conf
IDENTIFY. II hev adopted we in my heart ca
son, an | feel toward ye ez eff ye were raylly
Nv my own kin. know yen be credit to
yerself an me-"
While the lead was melting upon the bed
Of Goals she drew out on the hearth she sat
in her low chair with her hands clasped about
her knees and her great gray eyes fixed upon
the depths of n mass of glowing embers in
the fireplace, as if she saw there vivid pic
lures of the past or revelations of the future.
"lIow wonderfully bright an CLOWN hit is
in thar" she said musingly; hits purer an
brighter then ennything else on arth. 'Puri-
fled ez by fire. the Book says. My God,
Thou has sent Thy fires upon me ez a sweep
in food Hev they purified me ez Thou
visit! How hit shines an glOws away in
thar Hit seems SO deep sometimes tibet
kin slieerccly see the eend. A million times
purer an brighter is the light tibet shines
from the throne NV God. They're lookin at
tibet now while still tary hcah. Husband
an son, when will so to ye! When will
finish the work the Lord hez fur me ter dos
When will the day Nv my freedom Gomez
Maybe to-mower-lnaybe to-morrcr."
She began si'ging softly:
@c .''''' '0'
VI my ROOM
~, In i -" VI ,'.,i t'S Tip ro,as,
If Tie is come.
An the angel answers swcetly
In my home:
"Only n few more shadd"rs
An lie Will come"
Aunt Dolby, honey SAID FORMER, rous
ing himself from nap IN MS chalf' "tucl
11,,f.s
/ thar lead : huinn. Better run yer huIIels'
She started as II Waked from tra'ce
pressed her slender, TIM hahdS 10 ier eyes lol
an instant, ana theh taL'hS Iue llioidS up IL
her leit hahd she raise the ladle WIN nel
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nt'liS OUT ny Il zap Oh the loor ana 'epe"'o'
inc process WIN such ueA'erous qulchiieS
that she had made ilty bullets before Harr,
rea!l@c" 'haO sue was larry aC "oih,
e. men het "eur'r lay uoWh an Siu SUIT
s'etP' she salu' aS sue replace" the i"oluS an,
la''Ie on 'iie smell IL ii'eu an ger s.ieuS
to-moirer. III neck these bullets an gu 10
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Jay down WhHe. we orter start AIRY
soon after daybreak'
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